UEFA Europa League

Villarreal vs Dinamo Zagreb 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals

  • 36': Paco Alcácer
  • 43': Gerard Moreno
FT
2 - 1
2nd Leg - Villarreal advance 3-1 on aggregate
  • 74': Mislav Orsic

Villarreal beat Dinamo Zagreb to set Europa League semifinals clash with Unai Emery's ex-club Arsenal

Villarreal will face their coach Unai Emery's former club Arsenal in the last four after the English side overcame Slavia Prague.

Match Commentary

  • 36': Goal! Villarreal 1, Dinamo Zagreb 0. Paco Alcácer (Villarreal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 40': Kristijan Jakic (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Goal! Villarreal 2, Dinamo Zagreb 0. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Villarreal 2, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Villarreal 2, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
  • 60': Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Bartol Franjic replaces Lovro Majer.
  • 62': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Petar Stojanovic replaces Stefan Ristovski.
  • 63': Substitution, Villarreal. Moi Gómez replaces Manu Trigueros.
  • 74': Goal! Villarreal 2, Dinamo Zagreb 1. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Petkovic.
  • 76': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Iyayi Atiemwen replaces Luka Ivanusec.
  • 82': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Josip Misic replaces Arijan Ademi.
  • 82': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Dino Peric replaces Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
  • 84': Substitution, Villarreal. Francis Coquelin replaces Daniel Parejo.
  • 90': Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno replaces Alfonso Pedraza.
  • 90': Substitution, Villarreal. Rubén Peña replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 90': Substitution, Villarreal. Álex Baena replaces Paco Alcácer.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Villarreal 2, Dinamo Zagreb 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain

Statistics

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8 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 2
41.9 Possession 58.1
8 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
333 Accurate Passes 480
396 Passes 559
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 2
9 Crosses 6
0.2 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 42
31 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 3
4 Effective Tackles 6
7 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 8
6 Effective Clearances 9
6 Clearances 9

Line-Ups

VIL Villarreal (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
4 Pau Torres
3 Raúl Albiol
24 Alfonso Pedraza
8 Juan Foyth
5 Dani Parejo
25 Étienne Capoue
14 Manu Trigueros Yellow Card
11 Samuel Chukwueze
17 Paco Alcácer
7 Gerard Moreno

DZG Dinamo Zagreb (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
40 Dominik Livakovic (GK)
28 Kévin Théophile-Catherine
32 Josko Gvardiol
6 Rasmus Lauritsen
5 Arijan Ademi
97 Kristijan Jakic Yellow Card
99 Mislav Orsic
13 Stefan Ristovski
21 Bruno Petkovic
10 Lovro Majer
17 Luka Ivanusec

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